Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-29
Commissioner CoIman Denounces OIeo
margarine, and Says Dead Dogs, Hogs
and Fly Blown Beef Are Used.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.
Special to the Gazette.

three years at work upon topographic !
map Of the state of Massachusetts and |
the actual field work OF this task Will be !
completed some time during the coming |
season. 1t was undertaken by on arrange |
ment between the general government !
and that of the state, by which each bears |
half the expense, and the original maps
ere to become the property of the
state of Massachusetts. There will !
be about ftty-JWO OF these maps |
in all. When completed they |
will be published in the form of az atlas. |
They will form complete guide TO the |
topography of the stat anu their value |
to boards of public works, engineers Of |
railroads and in fact all having use for !
such information, will be incalCuable. |
Similar maps OF every square mile of ter |
ritOry within the limits of the United !
States are contemplated by Major Powell, |
the director Of the survey. The Appala- |
clan range Of mountains has already |
been partially surveyed, and great many
maps Of the country in the neighbOr- |
hood Of Chattanooga, Tenn, have been
engraved. 1t IS believed that if his sur
vey bad been undertaken in the early
history Of the country, the saving in the
cost of running the preliminary lines for
railroads alone would have been many
million dollars more than the entire work
will cost when completed. Besides this,
too, the value OF such maps to the Union
army during the war would have been
beyond I'll calculation.
THE PRESIDENT.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, April 28.-Surprise is
felt by mary Old friends of Mr.. Cleveland
that he el joys his suburban home so
much. He did not like country life at all |
when he was q resident of Buffalo, al |
though he owned very good farm in
Erie county, which he purchased several |
years ago. He never saw the place but
once in five years, the period of his own
ership. The farm has since been par
chased by Mr.. II. C.. JeWett, who has |
established fine stock farm on it. The !
President takes no interest whatever in |
the subject of horses and farming, and |
things rural he treats with calm indiffer- |
ence.
TEXAS PENSIONERS.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, April 28.-Pensions were
awarded to-day to Joseph Griffith of |
Grapevine, Tex; William Blankenship, |
San Antonio; Joseph d. BouldiD, Bel |
son Dobbs, Graham; Thomas Berry, Gal
weston.
TEXAS POSTMASTERS.
special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, April 28-A postonice
has been established at Jameson, Gray !
son county, Tex, and William 7. Cope |
land has been commissioned as post |
master. James Darling has been COM
as postmaster al Murphyville, |
Tex.
OLEOMARGARINE TESTS.
WASHINGTON, April 28-"The subject |
of oleomargarine will be treated Of in the
next bulletin from the Agricultural De-
psrtment," said Commissioner COlman
yesterday, "and the people OF this and
other countries will receive full and ex-
plicit instructions how to detect the pres
ence of deleterlous matter in this most
important table luxury. No later than
this forenoon IreceiVed through the Sec
rotary of State q communication from
Baron Fava, the Italian Minister, in which
he requests information as to the scientific
tests used by our government to detect
OleOmargarine, butterine, suine and other
compounds made to supersede butter. In
his communication it is expressly stated |
this question in the interest of it's citl-
zens, and desires to stamp out if posi-
BILE practice and traffic that should be |
discouraged. In my reply I shall not
mipCe matters at ell, but shall give the .
result of investigations made by this de-
partment, from which it is said that even
the Carcasses of horses, dogs
and swine have been utilized
in the manufacture of oleomargarine
and the manufacturers were not particu-
lar about the condition or age of the meat |
and,bones, either. l had personal expert
ence at my home in St. Louis when l !
went to a butchers shop to get some
mget for several hungry dogs that kept
at me time. In the refuse barrel at this
place saw often maggots and fly-bipwR
meat was conspicuous When L asked |
the proprietor what he intended to do
with such material ne said it Was in
tended for butter factories. Acids
destroy the offensive odor and thereby
many persons considered experts are de-
ceiyed." The commissioner contipued to
illustrate. "A great deal Of capital is in
vested in this business, particularly in
the west, but that does not Justify its
manufacture. In my opinion il is against
the people and should be frowned down.
Chemical tests have been in progress IN
der the supervision of Professors Wiley !
and Taylor OF the agricultural depart
ment for several months and the result Of |
their observations will be OF great benefii
to the consumers of butter" /
REDUCTION OF THE PUBLIC DEBT.
WASHINGTON, April 2S-The total re- |
ceipts of the government for this month |
were S27, l24, cog; the total expenditures, |